Classy film noir, as you would expect from a team including director Barbet Schroeder (REVERSAL OF FORTUNE); writer Richard Price (Clockers); and Nicolas Cage, as a loopy, iron-pumping mobster. The wild card in this tale of a decent ex-con who really wants… (more)

Classy film noir, as you would expect from a team including director Barbet Schroeder (REVERSAL OF FORTUNE); writer Richard Price (Clockers); and Nicolas Cage, as a loopy, iron-pumping mobster. The wild card in this tale of a decent ex-con who really wants to go straight is former "NYPD Blue" star David Caruso; he's authentically hard-bitten, but he doesn't ignite the big screen--certainly not alongside Cage, who steals the show with his funny/scary antics, and superb character actors like Stanley Tucci and Ving Rhames.